Tag Archives: Wisdom

Wisdom

Posted on June 28, 2022 by julianstodd

As i was unsure when to lift the tulip bulbs, i asked a responsible adult. In this case, i had a choice of three: all grandparents. I guess i could have asked my son, but whilst he has a certain … Continue reading →

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The Tension Between Formal And Social Leadership

Posted on July 11, 2016 by julianstodd

Organisations need strong formal leadership: the things we have always done, the power we have always used. Leadership within a hierarchy, under the sanction of the organisation itself. An expression of authority based upon position and absolute control. They still … Continue reading →

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10 Reasons For Social Leadership

Posted on July 9, 2016 by julianstodd

As we move ever further into the Social Age, those mechanisms of power and control that got us this far will not be enough to get us the rest of the way: alongside hierarchy and system, we need community and … Continue reading →

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The Hidden Story

Posted on April 1, 2016 by julianstodd

Organisations tell stories: some of them carefully crafted, beautifully illustrated and well intentioned. Others, blunt, careless and unfortunate. But all within the public sphere. These are the visible stories, with our sight and earshot, to some extent, under our control. … Continue reading →

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The Careful Application of Common Sense

Posted on November 27, 2015 by julianstodd

A joy of travel is meeting people: in this case, a taxi driver in London. “So what do you do?” he asked. I gave some rambling answer about ‘writing‘, and ‘learning‘, ‘social knowledge‘ etc and he nodded politely. Then he … Continue reading →

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The 3 Levels of Narrative: Personal Narrative

Posted on November 19, 2015 by julianstodd

When looking at how we can use stories in Organisations, we can consider three separate levels of narrative: in this article, i’m going to expand on the model i introduced the other day, which introduced those layers. The first level … Continue reading →

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Scaffolded Social Learning

Posted on November 5, 2014 by julianstodd

Today i want to share a model for Social Learning. It’s at quite a pragmatic level: ‘what do we do about it?‘, rather than an esoteric discussion of ‘what does social mean?‘. I’m presenting a view of Scaffolded Social Learning: … Continue reading →

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Building a culture of sharing

Posted on October 17, 2014 by julianstodd

In an open culture, we share: we share our successes, our failures, and the respective paths we took to achieve both. The end point is incidental to the act: it’s the mindset of sharing that helps us to be more … Continue reading →

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Radical Change: engaging communities

Posted on July 14, 2014 by julianstodd

It doesn’t have to be ‘them and us‘. With the right type of engagement, it can be ‘us‘ all around. I’m seeing increased interest in the power of socially moderated and driven change models: harnessing the power of community to … Continue reading →

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For the love of books

Posted on July 11, 2014 by julianstodd

Despite the rush as i left the house, i still found time to dash back upstairs to grab a book. But which to take? Two sat on my desk: Clark Quinn’s new book on ‘innovation‘ or Slash’s biography? Now, Clark’s … Continue reading →

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